In The News

Highlights of the God Awful Loser Book Launch

May 10, 2015/0 Comments/in In The News, Presenting the Prose /by Silvia

Had a wonderful book launch for my young adult fantasy, God Awful Loser, held Friday night at the incomparable Boswell Book Company in Milwaukee. Thank you so much to all of my friends and family — and complete strangers (but soon to be friends) — who came out to hear me babble about my book. The reading was fun, as was the mingling afterward. I’m really blessed to have people support me.

I spy God Awful Loser on Boswell shelves

Doesn’t God Awful Loser look great there?

My husband, Jeff, and me behind the sumptuous treats

Petit fours to mimic ambrosia, the food of the gods

Reading a passage

With former colleague Erica and her daughter

Esther, bright and fascinating

With Rebecca and family

With Lynn, Wisconsin’s celebrity stylist!

Eileen, my mom Iris, me, and mother-in-law Regina

Eileen, my mom Iris, me, and my mother-in-law Regina

With my mom, Iris

With talented picture book author Janet Halfmann

Mingling with the faaaabulous people

Kathleen & Dano

The awesome athletes in my life

THANK YOU ALL FOR COMING!!! 🙂

Wisconsin is a Wealth of Talent

May 2, 2015/0 Comments/in A Writer Writes, In The News /by Silvia

Wisconsin really should be one of the states you think of when asked to name a place with a deep pool of talent. The high number of acclaimed children’s book authors is truly impressive, and we should be proud.

Melanie Cecka Nolan

Lucky me, I got to spend an afternoon with some of those incredible talents at the spring luncheon of our state’s Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators. We met for a delicious luncheon and interesting talk by Melanie Cecka Nolan, Associate Publishing Director at Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers. She covered some of the many changes in the book publishing industry in the past 13 years, including the digital revolution, which has changed the way some people read — and for others has taken away some reading time.

When I think of the digital revolution, though, the first thing that comes to my mind is the way reading has opened up. There are so many more titles in so many more genres. It’s a readers’ (and writers’) paradise, and digital formats reach new audiences which, for a host of reasons, find eBooks preferable to paper.

Yesterday was the official release date of my young adult novel God Awful Loser. It, of course, is available in paper (hardcover), yet I’m immensely pleased that its eBook format can now reach the world. We mustn’t take for granted that it wasn’t always so.

Now I look forward to my launch party this Friday, May 8th, 7 p.m., at Boswell Books. I hope you’ll come and join me on this fun ride. The wonderful ladies in this photo sure are supportive, and SCBWI is sure one great group.

Authors Diane Swanson, Julie Mata, Silvia Acevedo, Valerie Biel, and Wendy Alm Lombard.

Three Weeks Until The Big Day

April 17, 2015/0 Comments/in In The News, Presenting the Prose /by Silvia

Three weeks from today I will be at my book launch. It’s happening at Boswell Books on May 8th at 7 p.m. and of course you’re invited.

I admit to being awed that the book launch is my own. I’ve been to quite a few launches, being a member of the state’s writers’ association and being plugged in to that world. I’ve even attended the launch of a former WTMJ-TV reporter and colleague. I couldn’t be more proud of the writers I know who’ve put their words out into the world. It takes guts.

My launch, like theirs, marks the culmination of years of writing. It’s the release of a brand new, funny mythology into the young adult genre. More than that, it’s me putting myself out there in a way I never have before. It’s one thing, as a reporter, to talk and write about the accomplishments and talents of others; it’s another thing to accept a challenge for yourself and then go for it. It’s an exciting thing I’ve done.

There’s no single work of art or literature that absolutely everyone loves. Every creator has to accept that. As a reporter, I had to develop a thick skin early on. So I’m going to do my best to always focus on the positive on this new journey of mine. Regardless of how the work is received, I’m so glad that I did it. I tried something new, and my friends will be there to see it. Hope to see you among them. 🙂

God Awful Loser Is Now Available for Pre-Order

April 10, 2015/0 Comments/in In The News /by Silvia

Yessss! My young adult novel, God Awful Loser, is now available for pre-order at Amazon. You can get the hardcover edition or the Kindle eBook edition.

If you live near Milwaukee, WI, however, and would like your book personally signed, come on down to my book launch party on May 8th at 7pm at Boswell Books, 2559 N. Downer Ave., Milwaukee, WI 53211. Even if you don’t live near Milwaukee, feel free to take your private jet and hang out! It’ll be fun!

http://www.amazon.com/God-Awful-Loser-S-Acevedo/dp/0986320706/

BOOK LAUNCH — Whooo hooooo!!!

March 15, 2015/0 Comments/in In The News, Presenting the Prose /by Silvia

I’m so excited to announce the date and time for the BOOK LAUNCH of my young adult novel, God Awful Loser!

Drumroll please!

Drrrrrrrrrrrrrrr (that’s my drumroll… 🙂 ….)

my official launch will be FRIDAY, MAY 8th, at 7 p.m. at Milwaukee’s own Boswell Books! AND, more great news — it’s part of the celebrations for National Children’s Book Week! Whoo hoooo!

Please come share my joy at the realization of a long held dream. I’d love to see all of my friends and family there and would super enjoy meeting new people! It will be fun — and we’ll even have treats. See you in May! 🙂

Guest Hosting The Morning Blend

May 26, 2014/0 Comments/in In The News, Media / TV / Radio, Uncategorized /by Silvia

I’m so happy to be able to guest host The Morning Blend again tomorrow, Tuesday, May 27! The show is so much fun, and I love catching up with all the great people behind the show. I hope you’ll get a chance to tune in: 9 a.m. Central on TODAY’S TMJ4.

A Packed Show

January 16, 2014/0 Comments/in In The News /by Silvia

Comedian Will Durst, Host Molly Fay, and Silvia Acevedo

Guest hosting The Morning Blend is always a good time, and today’s superb lineup really showed how much work, collaboration, thought, preparation, and juggling that’s done behind the scenes to bring viewers the most interesting guests with the best stories and incredible skills. It can’t be easy to have live reports from across the country and bring in folks from every corner of it, but my friends behind The Blend do it. I was happy once again to flitter in and act like I had a part in it.

Talking about Homeschooling

November 14, 2013/0 Comments/in In The News /by Silvia

One of the things that people find interesting about my background is that I homeschooled my three children. I did it for about a decade while working part time as a TV reporter. Because I was the only one in my newsroom who’d chosen that path, I sometimes had to field questions when the topic of homeschooling came up. I was happy to do so because those asking showed genuine interest in learning about the lifestyle.

Today I was asked to talk rather in depth about my homeschooling experience on WTMJ-TV’s The Morning Blend. You can see the video below. I hope I answered a few questions that viewers may have about homeschooling. Whatever your educational choices may be, if you’re involved in the academic lives of your children, they’re sure to benefit.

When Tragedy Strikes

November 5, 2013/0 Comments/in In The News, Media / TV / Radio /by Silvia

You just never know when terrible things will happen. You can only hope that bad situations are kept from getting worse and that you’ll be around people who keep a cool head.

I experienced those things this weekend when I landed at Los Angeles International Airport right after the crazed shooting there that took the life of a TSA agent.

When our wheels touched down, my fellow passengers and I knew nothing of what was happening, but as we taxied, I pointed out to my husband all the helicopters flying in close proximity over the terminals. He spotted police cars zooming every which way. And then people on the tarmac. An announcement by our pilot told us what had just happened.

The pilot’s controlled demeanor was mirrored by the crew and passengers around me. I called my old newsroom, WTMJ-TV, and, as we passengers were evacuated from the plane and moved to a safe location, I gave the people back home a few updates throughout the day. Eventually, I ended up talking to more news outlets, radio and TV, in Spanish and English. I hope my reports both gave a sense of what we were experiencing and helped to calm the nerves of relatives who knew their loved ones had traveled on that same plane with me from Milwaukee.

I’d like to thank those that contacted me worrying for our welfare, but I’d more like to ask that we take a moment to contemplate what happened. Another horror in a stream of senseless violence. The TSA agent killed was a mere 39 years old. He was a husband and father of two. My thoughts and prayers go out to his family.

Laugh Along with Me

June 7, 2012/0 Comments/in In The News, Media / TV / Radio /by Silvia

Sometimes you just get along with everyone in the room and have the best time. That’s how it’s been the past couple of days guest hosting The Morning Blend. I’ve done it a few times before and am always honored to be asked back. Tiffany Ogle (on the left) and I (you guessed it, on the right) had a lot of fun laughing at — and with — each other on air along with the whole crew, who are just a blast to be around besides being top-notch professionals.

If you’d like to see how the show went, you can check out the segments on my YouTube channel. I hope you’ll enjoy watching them as much as I enjoyed being there!